Actor

1966-11-03 · United States · Female

19 series in the catalog

Devika Parikh (born November 3, 1966) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Bonnie in the NBC political drama series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003.

Life and career

Parikh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to a Gujarati Indian immigrant father from Mumbai and an African American mother. She was raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland and received a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.

Parikh has worked in television, advertisements, film, voice work and theatre. She has also performed sketch comedy/improvisation with groups at the Comedy Store, the Upfront Comedy Theatre and the Underground Improv. She has had recurring roles on television shows such as NBC's drama series The West Wing; Fox's series 24; and Showtime drama series Resurrection Blvd. She has guest-starred on Criminal Minds, That's So Raven, The Parkers, Bones, Shameless and Grey's Anatomy. In 2022, Parikh was cast in her first series regular role, in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Kings of Napa.

Film

1997 How to Be a Player as Barbara

1999 Judgment Day as Officer Rhonda Reese

2000 Dancing in September as Cheryl Reed

2003 S.W.A.T. as Jail Intake Reporter

2005 Madagascar as News Reporter (voice)

2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Additional Voices

2011 A Bag of Hammers as Interviewer 1

2017 The Star as Additional Voices

2018 Aquaman as Newscaster Morgan

2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Additional Voices

Television

1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Gayle - 1 episode

1996 The Wayans Bros as Dee's sister Natalie - 1 episode

1999–2003 The West Wing as Bonnie – 41 episodes

2001 Frasier - Season 8 Episode 9 Frasier's Edge as the Emcee

2001–2002 24 as Maureen Kingsley – 4 episodes

2005 That's So Raven as Yolanda – 2 episodes

2019 Grey's Anatomy as Nancy Klein – 3 episodes

2020 General Hospital as Ms. Madigan – 2 episodes

2022 The Kings of Napa as Melanie Pierce – 8 episodes

Video games

2013 Grand Theft Auto V as The Local Population

2019 Fallout 76: Wild Appalachia DLC as Janelle Priblo / Mary Tinley / Brother of Steel Dispatcher

2019 Rage 2 as Goon Shielder / Gunbarrel Civilian / Lagooney Civilian / Oasis Civilian

2020 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners as Radio Announcer / Additional Voices